The New London Area Chamber of Commerce

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 THE NEW LONDON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE By doing this, the Chamber of Commerce leadership sought to ensure that both businesses and residents felt supported throughout the process. A Rise in Quality Education and Housing While the New London Chamber of Commerce does a lot to stimulate economic growth, it also makes sure to improve the individual lives of residents themselves. The city is a fantastic place to settle down for two very big reasons: its impeccable school districts and housing efforts. “We just rolled out a program called Inspire, that the feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of a traditional, small-town aesthetic. With so many changes scheduled to happen, one has to consider the costs, but fortunately, these improvements are all being supported by a $2.9 million STP Urban Grant. For Executive Director April Kopitzke, this was a massive sign to double down on that public outreach to ensure things moved along as efficiently as possible. “We were downtown, talking with businesses, face- to-face… asking questions and informing businesses of the upcoming construction so that they could prepare,” Kopitzke says.